Pictures with Santa

Pictures with Santa!  So much fun :) 

 James was so excited to have his class pet 'Pete the Cat' this weekend.  He can't wait to write in the class notebook how Pete got to meet Santa!

 Felicity and Mia Beth were not quite as excited about seeing Santa.

 

St. Nicholas Day

December 6th was St. Nicholas' feast day so Wednesday night the boys left there shoes by the door in hopes that St. Nicholas would visit them.  He did and the boys were beyond excited on Thursday morning to find their shoes filled with chocolate coins, candy canes, oranges and a few other surprises. 

Advent by Candlelight

Last weekend our church had an event called Advent by Candlelight.  Valerie and I hosted a table and it was a wonderful night.  Kitty Cleveland was the speaker and she did an amazing job getting our hearts ready for this season of waiting. 

Christmas Tree farm

We spent Friday and Saturday in Beaumont with Baba and Pappy and on Sunday we went to the Old Time Christmas tree farm to get our Christmas tree.  

Then to finish off the weekend we ended up in the ER with John Patrick on Sunday night.  Here is my sweet little man with his sprained wrist.

Thanksgivng

On thanksgiving we went out to Great Uncle Tommy and Great Aunt Cassie's house.  The boys favorite part of Thanksgiving was getting to ride on Uncle Tommy's tractor.

 The boys were all so good about waiting their turn

Zoo Lights

Early last week we went to zoo lights at the Houston Zoo.  The boys had a great time getting to see the animals at night and decorating gingerbread cookies.

Blog catch up

I have been terrible with posting this month so here is a quick re-cap.

Mia Beth turned one this month, she celebrated with an adorable owl themed party.

Trick or Treat

Tonight Uncle Kenneth and Aunt Taryn had us over before trick or treating for pizza and pictures.  Nathan and I decided to go along with the theme and dress up.  Nathan as Mr. Smee and me as Izzy from Jake and the Neverland Pirates
 (the new Peter Pan cartoon by Disney)

Sweet Cousins

They melt my heart

Emily and Kate

Ryder and Eli

Jenny and I as 'Izzy'

Yum!

Pumpkin Carving

On Friday a good friend of mine lost her husband due to a tragic car accident.  Today was Anthony's funeral and I ask for your prayers.  Please pray for Anthony's soul and for my friend Tiffany and her 3 precious children; Rachael, Joseph, and Sarah Kate.  

This morning we were blessed to have Daddy home for a few hours so we carved our pumpkins before the funeral. 

Fall Fun Day

On Thursday James had 'Fall Fun Day' at school.  He was so excited that I was able to come to his school to volunteer.  

(Thanks Aunt Jessica for watching JP so that I was able to go)

 

All Saints Day Party

This morning we had our annual All Saints Day Party at CtR.  The boys were ecstatic to get to wear their costumes for the first time.  They both woke up jumping off the walls with excitement for the party.  This year we are going with a Peter Pan theme with James as Captain Hook, John Patrick as Peter Pan and Felicity and Mia Beth as Tinker Bell.